The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19
Literary News and Notes.

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State COLLEGE. written IL, President H. C.
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Mr.. William ii. Rideiug. writing to tn New
York Critic from Boston. SAYS: The most inn
portant work of which | have heard lately i,
sill far fruln comple1iun though It's author
tl> me that he is giving II hours Il day to it,
This i a comprehensive history of the United
States by John Fi>ke. which will fill at least
seven volumes. ani AL the delightful article,
on various iiila,e> of the subject bv him which
nave diAiitartl IN llt lllagaZli:rS, Veil his
lectures on the revolution are but preliminary
to his mn"num opus. Prof. Fiske combines
| the qualities of the scholar and the littera:cur
in an exceptional measure. His style Is flow
ng, picturesque and coherent. The picturesque
historian is apt to be Il dangerous person. prone
to use a GOOD story Il pretty legend a dramatic
episode. the witty rctort of King or cardinal.
wherever he finds it, and to uicce ont any
| deficiencies in the short skirt, of truth with
| the tissue paper of his rhetoric. 1t is not 50
with Mr. Fi.ne: Le is Ial,prois and indrfotiua-
| bic in his researches a scholar controlled by a
| liberal and philo>opl,ic spirit, precise in his
| workmanship and yet 50 fciicitn.ls i'm his pure
| ly literary, qualities that LIS philosophy is al
ways lntellIgihle and luminous, and his pre-
ri>loh graceful.
Lee and shepard will soon publish new
| editions of two books which will be eXcec,.inr-
ly valuable and interesting to persons engage,
| in agriculture. or who desire to obtain knoWI-
edge regarding subjects kindred to this great
| branch of national Industry Both are by Hon
| Charles l.. Flint. for many wears Secretary OF
the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. and
who is an authority upon the various matter.
| treated in his hoohS One volume is entitled
"Milch COWS and iairy Farming' and dis.
ru>Sc> breeds. breeding. and management il
| health and disease: dairy and other stock: the
| selection Of milch COWS. with fui! exclamation
| of Gucnnh's method: the making Of butte,
and cheese: the culture of forage plants. an,
une-'Gra>>cS and Forage fltnts''-is al
elaborate and prartirai treatise upon th,
natural history of grasses and of forage plant :
giving their comparative nutritivc value. tn,
methods of their cultivation. cutting. and cur
nu: the management Of srass land, in tbi
country AMI in the British Provinces; in,tr,rt
as to reapiny and stacking. also as to farm i'm
rictnents, and innumerahc important allie,
matters. The books are well illustrated an.
the fact that the learned author has CAREFUL,
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